Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Akron
Jamal Davis II
DE • 6'4" • 235 lbs • Canton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jamal Davis II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 56.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
92
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Jamal Davis II built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Canton, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jamal Davis II's career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyJamal Davis II, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Akron. Jamal Davis II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 56.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 149
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Jamal Davis II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · DE
- Career Tackles
- 149
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 80 tackles · DE 2nd (top 1%) · Mid-American 21st (top 4%) · National 187th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 14 | 59 | 13.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 61.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 12 | 80 | 16 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 82.8 |
Related Context
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Jamal Davis II played DE for Akron. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jamal Davis II recorded 149 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Akron paired 34.5 primary output with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Akron
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
56.5
Usage
15
Consistency
74.6
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 3. Northwestern: 4. Iowa State: 5. Miami (OH): 0. Buffalo: 1. Kent State: 3. Central Michigan: 5. Northern Illinois: 1. Eastern Michigan: 3. Bowling Green: 3.5. Ohio: 3. South Carolina: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 1 by 34.2. Northwestern: 8 by 73.3. Iowa State: 8 by 83.3. Miami (OH): 6 by 25. Buffalo: 5 by 30.8. Kent State: 9 by 67.5. Central Michigan: 6 by 75. Northern Illinois: 12 by 60. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 46.7. Bowling Green: 5 by 55.8. Ohio: 11 by 75.8. South Carolina: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3.8 · Games = 4 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses2.4 · Games = 8 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa State
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Iowa State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/1 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | L 3-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Ohio10+ tackles · Splash game | L 28-49 | 11 | 7 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 6-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 3.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 7-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/1 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles | L 26-36 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 17-10 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Kent StateSplash game | W 24-23 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Buffalo | L 6-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Miami (OH) | L 17-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 13-26 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 39-34 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Morgan StateSplash game | W 41-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jamal Davis II story
Jamal Davis II built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Canton, OH wearing No. 9, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jamal Davis II's career was his defensive production: 149 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Akron. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jamal Davis II's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.
The arc is straightforward: Jamal Davis II moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Akron
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Akron | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Akron | 22.5 | 36.6 | 12 | 22.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Akron | 22.5 | 36.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Akron | 34.5 | 56.5 | 15 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa State
Week 4 · L 13-26
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Central Michigan
Week 9 · W 17-10 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · L 3-50 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
90.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 90.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Week 2 · W 52-3
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 14 · L 28-45 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
87.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Akron
34.5 primary output · 56.5 efficiency · 15 usage
82.8
#2
2017 Postseason · Akron
61.5
22.5 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Akron
61.5
22.5 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 12 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
14
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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